The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Open 1)

December 4–6, 2013

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SCTI 2013 Open 1: Philip Nelkon [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Philip Nelkon, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Open 1. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-5, +806, and is ranked #3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Philip Surname(s): Nelkon Home: London, NONE, United Kingdom Awards: 1978 1981 1990 1992 UK NSC SCTI 2013 Team: England

Round by Round
High score: 521 Average for: 421 Average against: 376
Round 1	Ireland	Nelkon played #42 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 497 to 340 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +157.
Round 2	Australia	Nelkon played #33 Sharon Sorensen (AUS) and won 436 to 341 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +252.
Round 3	England	Nelkon played #34 Beverley Robertshaw (Eng) and won 433 to 305 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +380.
Round 4	Singapore	Nelkon played #2 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 441 to 433 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +388.
Round 5	England	Nelkon played #3 Evan Simpson (Eng) and won 438 to 403 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +423.
Round 6	England	Nelkon played #7 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and lost 354 to 456 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +321.
Round 7	England	Nelkon played #1 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 322 to 417 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +226.
Round 8	Canada	Nelkon played #10 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 508 to 393 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +341.
Round 9	Malta	Nelkon played #9 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 364 to 353 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +352.
Round 10	England	Nelkon played #23 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and won 521 to 328 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +545.
Round 11	Australia	Nelkon played #11 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 436 to 358 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +623.
Round 12	Australia	Nelkon played #6 Russell Honeybun (AUS) and won 440 to 395 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +668.
Round 13	Pakistan	Nelkon played #22 Tariq Pervez (PAK) and won 359 to 357 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +670.
Round 14	Canada	Nelkon played #35 Jesse Matthews (CAN) and lost 379 to 435 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +614.
Round 15	Australia	Nelkon played #14 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 471 to 217 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +868.
Round 16	England	Nelkon played #3 Evan Simpson (Eng) again and lost 383 to 435 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +816.
Round 17	England	Nelkon played #1 Mark Nyman (Eng) again and won 421 to 412 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-4, +825.
Round 18	Canada	Nelkon played #35 Jesse Matthews (CAN) again and lost 373 to 392 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +806.

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